The Ancient Americas
The Ancient Americas collection, of about 120 works of art, includes terra cotta figures and vessels from West Mexico and a representative selection of works from other cultures in Mesoamerica, notably the Maya, Zapotec, and Vercruz. The arts of Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua are also represented. The collection also features ceramics and a few works in metal from ancient Peru and from other ancient cultures of South America. Fine representative examples of ancient ceramic from the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, including Mimbres, Anasazi, and Casas Grandes, are included in the Ancient Americas gallery display.
Phyllis Wattis Curator of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Metate in the Form of a Jaguar
600 - 700
